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PTSD Workout Pathway

According to the Mayo Clinic, Post–traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Psychology Today has reported multiple studies and research endeavors proving that exercise can help, so we here at Fit2B are excited to bring you this pathway of workouts for PTSD.

Fit2B contains hundreds of home workout videos for all fitness needs and abilities, including highly specialized niche routines for certain seasons in life. This particular list of workouts was compiled by “R.M.” who is a massage therapist, teaches the massage certification, and has certifications in personal training and nutrition. R.M. has been with Fit2B since 2013 and appreciates how it has helped her with her own PTSD journey, but she asked that her name be withheld.

Links to 40 workouts below, Including 3 free!

Normally our workout paths are organized from easy to hard, short to long, in order of difficulty for people with Diastasis Recti and other muscular dysfunctions. However, the following buttons that take you to various workouts here on Fit2B are grouped in sections created by RM for dealing with fight, flight, freeze, stress, grief, etc. Each section is as ordered as possible considering the wide variety, and each workout contains our trademarked TummySafe cueing for breath, pelvic floor, intra abdominal pressure, and alignment.

Workouts for Fight Mode

When you feel like fighting the world, give yourself an outlet with these home workout videos!

Please Note: If you think your loved one may attempt suicide, or you are considering it yourself, please get help now: Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. Call a suicide hotline number. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) any time of day to talk with a trained counselor.

Workouts for Freeze Mode

When you’re feeling frozen, unable to move, make the next right choice, perhaps even get out of bed – or when you’re stuck in the car and triggered by the tight space and noises – or maybe when you literally need to warm yourself up, these routines come in handy!

Stretching Stressed Muscles

Everyone carries the tension of stress in different places in their body. Maybe you notice it in your hips, chest, upper back, neck, jaw… Taking a few minutes to stretch the muscles around your trigger points can be very helpful.

Processing Grief & Trauma

When pain is the last sensation remembered by an area on your body, we need to give those nerves and muscles something soothing to process. The body manifests trauma and loss in many other ways, too: slumped posture, clenched core and jaw, faster heart rate, shallow breathing… but we have the ability to address those things through movement.

Help Falling Asleep

What workouts help you?

If you have PTSD, what kind of workouts help you the most? If you’re a member of Fit2B with access to our huge library of exercise videos, which ones do you like best for boosting your mental health on tough days? Which Fit2B workouts do you think we should add to this page? Leave a comment and share this post today, thank you!

Beth Learn

As the main instructor, founder and CEO of Fit2B Studio, Beth has worked tirelessly since 2010 to integrate diastasis recti rehabilitation into mainstream fitness styles. She has traveled the world as a speaker and educator, and she has fostered world-wide collaborations for her Fit2b Radio podcast and online fitness courses including Experts In Diastasis Recti, 14 Days to A Better Neck, Get your Glutes In Gear, Comforting The Core, and many others on Fit2B. Beth has been immersed in the fitness industry since she began working in athletic clubs in 1995. She became a certified group fitness instructor in 1997 and received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise & Sport Science from Oregon State University in 2001. She has trained and certified in a wide variety of fitness specialities since then including: Yoga, Pilates, hypropressives, aerobics, spinning, weightlifting, prenatal/postpartum fitness, and restorative exercise. Beth is happiest when she's helping people understand their bodies, overcome their fear of fitness, and learn how to move in freedom and simplicity. She enjoys teaching locally, consulting online, and her hobbies include reading historical fiction, race walking, snowshoeing, hiking, and growing blueberries and goats on her small farm with her husband and two children. Read more about Beth and see her full curriculum vitae on our "About The Instructor" page.

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